Even if he weren’t perched firmly on top of the most accomplished record of his career – the many-sided country/folk/pop opus Lost in Light, produced by Band of Horses wunderkind Bill Reynolds – the singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist would have countless career highs to celebrate.

As with previous records, including 2009’s Broken Hearted Beat, produced by Big Sugar boss Gordie Johnson, Chaisson’s calling card on Lost in Light is his stylistic dexterity, the product of a literal lifetime spent performing solo, in bands and with various members of the sprawling and virtuosic Chaisson clan.

That may also be why the Prince Edward Island native – who plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo and piano on the new record while handling lead vocals - found it so easy collaborating with others.